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i am a MCM master pistoleer and some doc..

and i can't get xp at all, i end up dying everytime

grinding is impossible

i think i need to change my template

any suggestions would help

i think riflemen might be better because i'll be further away from the killing zone

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Xil - MCM, Mpistol
Instant Aggro Master
Where Mihosi is, Chaos Reigns
Jedi shmedi, I got me a wookie
Don't piss off a programer, WE READ YOUR EMAIL

I am the Mad Rifleman, Writer of the Riflenomican. I understand the secrets of the Dark Ancient Developer ones and their Evil. (Maniacal Laughter) He he he he he, Ha ha ha ha ha, Aha ha ha ha!
CM's are like nukes. You have them just incase you need them, but as soon as you start using yours the other guys start using theirs and everything goes to hell-PyschoticChipmunk -The First line of the Riflenomican.

I agree with Zimal, and I'll add a few thoughts of my own since I have the same template as you. Pistols is a short-range profession. You are at best 35 meters from the fighting. So you're going to be in the thick of things. And the job of a pistoleer is crowd control. Pick off a few targets, wear them down with a few well-aimed shots, intimidate them a little, root them if necessary. For the MCM side, your job is to heal on the fly and use your CM attacks to further wear down the opposition. From your max range hit them with a nice deuterium toss, run up close and slap electrolyte drain to slow them down, then pick and choose from there.

If you are dying quickly in battle, it's most likely because you are aggroing the MOB's with your heals. You've got three heals available to you as a MCM - Bacta Shot, Bacta Toss, and Bacta Spray. Each one is appropriate for certain situations. The temptation is to use Bacta Spray because it heals you and everyone else around for a lot of damage. But it also sets off the healer aggro with no hesitation. So save Bacta Spray for those desperate situations when the fight is going bad and you need to quickly heal the max number of people in the shortest amount of time possible. It should not be your default heal.

That leaves you with Bacta Shot and Bacta Toss. Bacta Shot heals for a lot of damage at MCM (about 1100 points), has a short cooldown and is the heal you should use when the target is close (within 9m.) Bacta Toss is what you use when the target is farther away and you can't quickly run to them. Bacta Shot can be performed on the fly (i.e. while running) whereas Bacta Toss roots you, making you vulnerable to attack.

As a Pistoleer, I find that I use Bacta Shot to heal my groupmates far more than I use Bacta Toss, and I rarely ever use Bacta Spray (not because it isn't useful, but because it is my last-resort heal.) I also rarely aggro the MOB's anymore, and I am free to run about performing crowd control with my Pistol.

So the bottom line is that you need to spend some time expirimenting with the skills you have to find the best fit for you. Myself, I love being in the thick of things. But if you prefer to dish out damage from a distance, then perhaps you should give up pistols and go rifles instead. It all depends on your personal play-style.

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Xil - MCM, Mpistol
Instant Aggro Master
Where Mihosi is, Chaos Reigns
Jedi shmedi, I got me a wookie
Don't piss off a programer, WE READ YOUR EMAIL

thank you all for your advice

it has been very helpful

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Xil - MCM, Mpistol
Instant Aggro Master
Where Mihosi is, Chaos Reigns
Jedi shmedi, I got me a wookie
Don't piss off a programer, WE READ YOUR EMAIL

Rifles, pistols, carbines.... they all have their strengths and weaknesses. But unless you've learned how to work within those bonuses and limitations you'll die....constantly.

Pistols- good crowd control, low end damage, incredible SAC, 35m range which works both as an advantage and disadvantage.

Carbines- medium crowd control, best comprimise between SAC and damage, 50m range which allows for more options.

Rifles- low crowd control, highest damage, high SAC, 65m range

Speed is no longer a consideration thanks to the new BH looted scopes and cells as well as the diminishing returns scale for speed. Someone with a 2.1 speed weapons is going to fire very slightly faster than someone with a 2.3 speed weapon. Accuracy betwen the professions is relatively the same so is not really a factor.

Pistols are great because they have one of the highest craftable kinetic damage weapon in the game aka- the featherweight FWG5. These bypass PSG's and tear up the very popular energy layered recon armor many people wear. However, kinetic doesn't affect NPC's hardly as well.

Their 35m range requires you to be within a short distance of your opponent which makes for quick debuffs. Unfortunately it doesn't leave you much room if you need to flee the situation and makes for easy kiting (unless you have the +15 ranged arms). Additionally if yourgroup is facing off against another ranged group you will need to be out in the very front in order to do damage while still trying to stay in range of the your groupmates. Being out in front is not something you want to do as a CM.

Carbines are great because the comprimise on the two most important things in a fight. Damage and SAC. While not as low as pistols the 73 SAC on carbines is still fairly impressive. Additionally the damage cap of 1060 packs the extra punch that pistols lack while still having a rate of fire duration that rifles lack due to SAC. Their kinetic carbine is very nice but sadly has one of the highest "enhancer" requirement in the game.

The 50m range gives more movement options to the carbineer allowing them to engage targets safely at range while still being close to the other groupmates and able to blend in with them so as to not make too much of a target. They will still be required to swoop in to add debuffs should the situation require but still have the option to swoop out and get to safety. Carbines get a single and area snare which while not as effective as pistoleer's "stopping shot" can still play a role especially if "kiting" is going to be initiated. Not AS usefull against those pesky jedi, melee, or creature NPC's but still helpful.

Rifles are great because of the incredible damage they can lay down. Their 1182 damage cap is impressive and can outdamage any other weapon out there. Thanks to the new dimishing returns system and the new BH loot, rifles can now achieve speeds that were highly impossible in the past with krayt tissue only putting them almost in parallel with pistol speeds. However, their 82 SAC means that they cannot keep up their damage output for very long even with buffs, food, and spice making the initial barrage the most important attack.

The 65m range gives them the best movement options available. They can engage their targets at max range while still keeping in contact with the rest of the group. However, they will have a hard time applying debuffs and must swoop in from any given range. This range gives you the option of "kiting" much more safely unless you opponent is also a rifleman. The single target snare helps immensly with this strategy although its very short in duration.

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